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TN SB0421
TN SB0421AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63, relative to healthcare prescribers.
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Introduced
01/28/2025
01/28/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, clarifies that a physician licensed in this state is the only healthcare provider authorized to prescribe a buprenorphine product for a FDA-approved use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment; revises criteria for providers not licensed in this state to prescribe a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee law to expand the ability of certain healthcare providers, specifically physician assistants and nurse practitioners, to prescribe buprenorphine products for treating opioid use disorder, but only within specific correctional settings. The bill allows these providers to prescribe buprenorphine if they meet a series of strict requirements, including having an active federal Drug Enforcement Agency registration, being employed by or contracting with a state correctional facility or county/municipal jail, adopting specific clinical protocols, limiting prescriptions to no more than 50 patients at a time, collaborating with a supervising physician who reviews all patient charts, not exceeding a 16-milligram daily equivalent prescription, maintaining an unblemished professional license for the past three years, and exclusively prescribing to patients within the correctional facility where they are employed. Previously, only physicians licensed under specific Tennessee chapters were authorized to prescribe buprenorphine for medication-assisted treatment, so this bill represents a targeted expansion of prescribing authority for healthcare providers in correctional healthcare settings. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 295 (on 04/28/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0421&ga=114 |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0095 (5070) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0863.pdf |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0295.pdf |
| Amendment 1-0 to SB0421 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0095.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0095 (5070) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0536.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB0421 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0421.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0421.pdf |
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